Title: security
Last modified: February 16, 2020

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# security

 *  Resolved [Alwin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wp-opti/)
 * (@wp-opti)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-92/)
 * Just installed this plugin on 1 of my websites. It looks excatcly 100% the same
   as the other plugin (…) which I uninstalled on all my clients sites yesterday.
 * But how is that possible? Did you rebuild the other plugin (…) step by step?
 * And how about security? Normaly I never install plugins with just 2000 installs
   on my clients websites. But I realy want to keep this one… Will there be active
   development and also keep the plugin secure?
 * And of course, please provide us a way then to supoer you (donations)!
 * Thanks so far!
 * Alwin

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 *  Plugin Author [tomdude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomdude/)
 * (@tomdude)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-92/#post-12443043)
 * It is effectively a fork of GAWDP. A few years back when GAWDP was acquired several
   clients using GAWDP expressed concern with how the OAuth process was rewritten
   in a way that gave third-party access to their GA data.
 * After exploring a few options, I created a version of GAWDP that restored the
   direct OAuth method to solve the issue. Thinking others might find it useful 
   I also posted it to wordpress.org.
 * The code was re-namedspaced but generally similar to GAWDP. I also added some
   config to facilitate using the new version as a GA data API for WP.
 * Given its lineage back to GADWP and the fact that no security issues have been
   reported in the last few years, it should be pretty secure. Let me know if you
   find anything.
 *  [jramerman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jramerman/)
 * (@jramerman)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-92/#post-12499928)
 * I really like it finding this simple plugin (again :-))!! Everywhere I read that
   there is no exchange of GA data between GA and IntelligenceWP or other third 
   parties. But when I look at GA I see that “GAinWP has acccess to GA”.
    Is this
   ok/trusted?
 *  [Jos Klever](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josklever/)
 * (@josklever)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-92/#post-12511670)
 * [@jramerman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jramerman/) I think it means
   that the plugin has access to GA. Without access the GA data could never be displayed
   in the dashboard widget.

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 * Last reply from: [Jos Klever](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josklever/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/security-92/#post-12511670)
 * Status: resolved